The problem used to test the D-Wave computer had nearly 1,000 such variables. Martyn Williams. The D-Wave Vesuvius chip that lies at the heart of its 2X quantum computer, on show at NASA’s ...

DNA-based computer can run 100 billion different programs. ... When you enter a command on a conventional computer, it instructs electrons to flow through a specific path on a silicon chip.

Micron is challenging conventional computer architectures conceived decades ago with Automata, a highly parallel processor that can change its behavior to process the task at hand.

As a consequence, a mechanical computer designed as described herein has the potential to provide 10^12 GFLOPS/Watt, over 10^11 times more efficient than conventional “green” supercomputers, which ...